Disney started distributing its films on video in 1980, traded as Buena Vista Home Video from 1987 and has used the Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment name since 2007. The label covers Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios titles on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Sony has made and distributed its North American discs since 2024, and Disney cut its home-entertainment publicity team in April 2026.
Disney
183 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 125 in 4K58 in HD7 more for audio only
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent12
- Solid33
- Disappointing3
- Worse Than BD2
Films where Disney's release is the pick. How picks are made
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Films where Disney's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Best English-Friendly:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray review
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Censored: Disney 4K Blu-ray
Uncensored: 35mm scan
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Best English-Friendly:
Disney 4K Blu-ray for the 4K Theatrical Cut or 2002 Vista Series DVD for the Director's Cut
Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · lddb.com (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Theatrical Cut: Disney 4K Blu-ray caps
Director's Cut: 2002 Vista Series DVD, alleycat's DC restoration better
Video Notes:
Alleycat's DC restoration better
Best Audio:
Closest to original: 1994 Hollywood Pictures LaserDisc
Audio Notes:
Other LDs are probably the same
Blu-rays only have 5.1 upmixes but probably fine
Directors: Hamilton Luske & Clyde Geronimi & Wilfred Jackson
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Best Audio:
Mono track is on the included Blu-ray; 4K Blu-ray missing original mono. LaserDisc probably better
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
3D Conversion: Disney 3D Blu-ray
Best Audio:
7.1 Remix: Disney 4K Blu-ray/3D Blu-ray/Blu-ray
Original Dolby Stereo: 1994 Disney LaserDisc
Audio Notes:
Disney 4K Blu-ray recycles the same 7.1 remix from the past releases, but it's a very faithful remix and sounds better, more detailed, and more dynamic than past mixes.
Director: Angus MacLane
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Best Audio:
Disney 4K Blu-ray for Dolby Atmos
Director: Robert Wise
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Disney 4K Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/hE3HUCdj
Audio Notes:
Disney 4K Atmos is great, a reference quality track. It's a very slight remix (music seems to be from a better source), but it's completely seamless and faithful to the original, better fidelity than anything since the 1994 30th Anniversary Edition LaserDisc.
All DVDs (and 2010 Blu-ray) sound far worse than the 4K Blu-ray/LaserDisc and have various missing sound cues.
Directors: Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders
Best English-Friendly:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
2013 combo pack Blu-ray is uncensored
2009 Big Wave DVD for documentary
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Best Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Disney 4K Blu-ray caps: https://slow.pics/c/TIoaKLVk The 4K Blu-ray is censored UK version replacing dryer with pizza box
Best English-Friendly:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Best Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
IMAX Enhanced: Disney+ Streaming
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Best Audio:
Disney 4K Blu-ray has neutered audio compared to OG home video release
Cinema DTS or DVD DTS 5.1 is better and has more bass.
Additional Info:
The 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray lack the bonus features found in the old Collector's Edition DVD release. The France Blu-ray has all extras plus an isolated score.
Best English-Friendly & Audio:
Disney 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Audio Notes:
Disney 4K Blu-ray has the original mono as the 2.0 track but only in lossy DD. Here’s a detailed analysis by a longtime fan of the film.
Best Video:
Disney 4K Blu-ray caps
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